HIS has announced a new addition to its HD 7700 series lineup, the HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5 graphics card. As expected, the new graphics card uses the same HIS iCooler cooler but also features factory-overclocked settings.

HIS managed to push the GPU up from reference 1000MHz to 1075MHz while memory got overclocked from 6000MHz to 6400MHz. It still feature 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface. In case you missed it earlier, the HD 7790 is based on the 28nm Bonaire GPU with 896 stream processors.

As noted, the new HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo still uses HIS' iCooler dual-slot cooler and still needs a single 6-pin PCI-Express power connector.

According to our info, the new HIS 7790 iCooler Turbo should be available across Europe pretty soon with a suggested price tag of €119,90.

Sapphire has announced the latest addition to its HD 7000 series of graphics cards, the Sapphire HD 7790 2GB OC.

Based on the new 28nm Bonaire GPU, the card features 896 stream processors and now comes with 2GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface. Both the GPU and the memory will ship with factory overclock settings working at 1050MHz for the GPU and 1600MHz (6.4GHz effective) for those 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

Sapphire also decided to go with a new cooler design that uses a dual heatpipe system and single center placed aerofoil section fan assembly with dust repelling bearings. It also features a metal backplate that cools the memory chips on the backside of the PCB and also helps with PCB rigidity. Another novelty is a finned heatsink attached to the backplate that passes through the PCB and extends into the airflow from the fan thus effectively cooling even the back of the PCB and reducing memory temperatures by up to 13 C, according to Sapphire.

The rest of the specs include two DVI (DVI-I and DVI-D), HDMI and a single DisplayPort output, supporting up to four displays. As expected, the HD 7790 also comes with a voucher for a free copy of the Bioshock Infinite game.

According to Sapphire, the new Sapphire HD 7790 2GB OC should be already available.

Nvidia has officially launched its newest mid-range graphics card in order to counter the recently launched AMD Radeon HD 7790.

The GTX 650 Ti Boost is based on the same GK106 Kepler GPU as the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660, the new card features 768 CUDA cores, 64 texture units 24 ROPs, works at 980MHz base and 1033MHz boost clock and will be available with either 1 or 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6008MHz and paired up wtih a 192-bit memory interface.

By launching two versions with 1GB or 2GB of memory, Nvidia manages to battle both the HD 7790 1GB graphics card in the US $149 range as well as the Radeon HD 7850 2GB in the US $169 price range. Few days earlier, or to be precise on Friday, when we wrote about the GTX 650 Ti Boost, Nvidia planed, or at least told its partners, that the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB will go after the HD 7850 and thus should be priced accordingly at around US $189, but a few days later, Nvidia decided to drop the price down to US $169 in order to better cope with AMD's offering. These prices make the GTX 650 Ti Boost 1/2GB quite a decent match for AMD's offerings on both fronts, but we'll get to details a bit later.

Performance and specification wise, the GTX 650 Ti Boost has a lot more to do with the GTX 660 rather than the GTX 650 Ti. The GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB on average, depending on the game and the benchmark, certainly breathes down the HD 7850 2GB neck and is even slightly faster in some if not most scenarios. Unfortunately, Nvidia did a clever thing and most if not all sites are doing the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB review and compare it to the HD 7790 which honestly does not sound fair as we are not talking about the same price range.

Judging by the slides that we saw earlier, Nvidia certainly wanted to go after the HD 7850 and the HD 7790 now simply sounds like collateral damage. Unfortunately, prices go up and down and we are sure that AMD has at least some room to adjust their pricing and offer great value with those bundled games.

Currently, as far as we can see, the HD 7850 2GB sells for around US $180 with various rebates at Newegg.com which makes it about US $10 more expensive than the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB. The HD 7790 1GB should be selling for US $149.99 which is pretty much what Nvidia wants for the GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB graphics card.

In Europe, the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB should go for €149 for the 1GB and €169 for the 2GB version. A quick check of our favorite EU price search engine reveals that you can actually buy the HD 7850 2GB graphics card for about the same amount of money and, of course, the HD 7790 1GB also is pretty much in line with the GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB €149.

We have yet to see a GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB review but judging from these first GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB reviews, AMD's HD 7790 will certainly be in trouble and we are quite sure that they will justify it with the Never Settle Reloaded bundle that adds Bioshock Infinite game coupon. Same thing can be applied to the HD 7850 and the GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB, as although it does come on top, performance wise (in some if not all situations), AMD can easily say that their card has more value thanks to the bundle, which in this case adds both the Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider games.

We managed to confirm with some of our sources that Radeon HD 7850 1GB is indeed EOLed and will not be produced any more. According to our sources, the reason most likely lies in the fact that the HD 7790 gets too close to it, performance wise, and it simply does not make sense for partners to have both cards.

Back when we first wrote about the HD 7790, AMD was planning to force its partners not to make factory-overclocked versions as it could cannibalize the sales of the HD 7850 but it looks like it was easier for partners to simply EOL the HD 7850 and stick to reference and factory-overclocked HD 7790 models.

Although there are some rumors that the HD 7850 EOL reason lies in the memory chip availability, our sources suggest that it is highly unlikely as that would influence some other cards as well and the real reason is exactly the HD 7790.

On the other hand, a quick check and our sources reveal that the HD 7850 1GB is still widely available and there are is still plenty of stock so it will stay with us, at least for a while.

MSI has offically announced its own HD 7790 graphics cards and decided to go for a single design that will be available with and without factory-overclock.

To be known as the MSI R7790-1GD5 and the MSI R7790-1GD5/OC, the cards feature a custom cooling solution with a single center-placed 10cm fan with Propeller Blade technology, dual heatpipes and an expanded heatsink.

The standard, MSI R7790-1GD5 works at reference 1000MHz for the GPU and 6000MHz for 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface, while the MSI R7790-1GD5/OC ended up with a slight GPU overclock to 1050MHz. Based on the Bonaire XT GPU, the cards feature 896 stream processors and both have DisplayPort, HDMI and two DVI outputs.

Both cards should be available pretty soon with a suggested price of around US $149.99 for the standard, reference clocked version.

Like most, if not all AMD partners, Powercolor has also launched two Radeon HD 7790 graphics cards based on the new AMD Bonaire GPU, the Powercolor HD 7790 OC and the TurboDuo HD 7790 OC.

As you can guess by their names, both cards will feature a factory overclock, with a custom cooling solution in tow. The Powercolor HD 7790 OC works at 1030MHz and features 1GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6000MHz on a 128-bit memory interface. This one will end up with a custom dual-heatpipe cooler with a single fan.

The Powercolor TurboDuo HD 7790 on the other hand will use a more hefty dual-fan cooler with an s-shape heatpipe with direct touch technology. It has a 1075MHz GPU clock while 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with 128-bit memory interface remained at 6000MHz.

Both cards and up with an HDMI, DisplayPort and two DVI outputs and, in case you missed it, feature 896 stream processors.

As expected, Sapphire has announced two new graphics cards that will be a part of its HD 7790 lineup, the reference clocked HD 7790 and the factory-overclocked HD 7790 OC Dual-X.

Although clocked at reference 1GHz GPU and 6000MHz memory clocks, the Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 will also use custom cooler with a single center placed fan, but will be priced at a suggested retail price of US $149.99.

The Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 OC Dual-X on the other hand works at slightly higher 1075MHz GPU and 6400MHz memory clocks and uses Sapphire's recognizable Dual-X cooler with two 80mm fans. The Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 OC Dual-X will be priced at US $159.99.

In case you missed it, the Radeon HD 7790 is based on AMD's 28nm Bonaire GPU and packs 896 stream processors and 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface.

As expected and reported earlier this week, AMD has decided to officially lift the veil off its new Radeon HD 7790 mid-range graphics card designed to fill the gap between the Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition and the Radeon HD 7850.

The new Radeon HD 7790 features AMD's 28nm Bonaire XT GPU based on the GCN architecture and comes with 14 CUs for a total of 896 stream processors. The compute performance is set at 1.79 TFLOPS while the rest of the specifications include 56 texture units, 16 ROPs, texture fillrate of 56 GT/s, pixel fill rate of 16 GP/s and a 128-bit memory interface. The new card will be launched with 1GB of GDDR5 memory memory clocked at 6.0GHz which adds up to a memory bandwidth of 96 GB/s. The GPU ended up clocked at 1GHz.

When compared to the Cape Verde based HD 7770 GHz Edition that uses 1 prim/clk primitive rate, the Bonaire based Radeon HD 7790 uses 2 prim/clk rate that is in line with Pitcairn and Tahiti GPUs. Despite the fact that it works on the same 1GHz GPU clock as the HD 7770 GHz Edition, the Radeon HD 7790 will end up quite faster than the Radeon HD 7770 and, according to the first reviews, quite close to the Radeon HD 7850.

The TDP of the HD 7790 is set at 85W and it needs a single 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. AMD also implemented a new dynamic clock technology with the Radeon HD 7790 that, at least according to AMD, should offer higher sustained clock speeds and better power management thanks to an improved algorithm that takes GPU load, power limits, temperatures into account and switches between eight DPM states with an impressive 10ms time.

The launch price of US $149 certainly sounds good and with an additional value gained from Never Settle Reloaded bundle that adds a Bioshock Infinite game coupon, the AMD Radeon HD 7790 certainly sounds like a very nice mid-range card indeed.

According to our sources, AMD has brought the official launch of the Radeon HD 7790 forward and first reviews should be up on Friday, 22nd of March.

The decision for the new official launch date did not change many things as the retail/e-tail availability is still expected in April, but we guess that AMD wanted to have a head start in order to do as much damage possible to Nvidia's GT 650 Ti Boost graphics card. The sample cards should already be in the hands of selected members of the press, according to our sources.

To make things even sillier, Nvidia came up with the GT 650 Ti to counter the AMD Radeon HD 7790, and now AMD is countering that with a preemtive launch. It is a good thing these guys didn't run the US or USSR during the Cold War. We'd all be a layer of fine, irradiated dust right now. [Mr. President, we must not allow a mineshaft gap. Ed]

In case you missed it, the Bonaire based Radeon HD 7790 is expected to feature 768 stream processors and a 128-bit memory interface, at least according to early GPU-Z screenshots. It needs a single 6-pin PCI-Express power connector, should be available in versions with 1 and 2GB of GDDR5 memory and feature two DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.

The Radeon HD 7790 aims to fill the gap between the HD 7770 GHz Edition and the Radeon HD 7850 graphics and should be priced accordingly.

It was just a matter of time before we see some pictures of the upcoming Radeon HD 7790 based on the Bonaire GPU, and Sweclockers.com managed to get their hands on one, post some pictures and even do some testing in 3DMark.

Although the GPU-Z v0.6.8 does not officially support the new Bonaire GPU, some info gathered from it can be accurate as it is reported by the driver. Of course, the amount of stream processors, memory interface and TMU/ROP count might be slightly different than what the actual screenshot shows. If the GPU-Z screenshot ends up to be true, we are looking at 768 stream processors and a 128-bit memory interface.

The pictured card comes from Sapphire and will be a part of their Dual-X series. It features custom PCB and Sapphire's own dual-X cooler with two 80mm fans. The new HD 7790 will apparently need a single 6-pin PCI-Express power connector and feature two DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.

Sweclockers also did some test with the 3DMark Fire Strike and 3DMark 11 benchmarks and compare it to the Radeon HD 7850. The new HD 7790 graphics card (or at least this SKU from Sapphire) ends up just slightly slower than the HD 7850 which is pretty much in line with what we have been hearing for quite a while.

According to the mentioned GPU-Z screenshot, the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X might end up clocked at 1075MHz for the GPU and 6400MHz for either 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface.

According to earlier rumors, the new HD 7790 is scheduled to appare in retail/e-tail as of next month and should fit,l price and performance wise, between the HD 7770 GHz Edition and the Radeon HD 7850 graphics card.